1986- Lotus Temple opens
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23
1920- Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse, situated near Argentina, opens for the first time.
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22
1939- 125 are killed in a train wreck in Madgeburg, Germany
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22
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21
1901- The ceremonial “Last spike” is completed for the Uganda Railway.
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20
1883- International cantilever railway bridge opens at Niagara Falls
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19
1984- 27 people are killed when a fire occurs at a coal mine in Orangeville, Utah.
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18
1962- The patent for the flashlight holder mounted on a hard hat is granted to investor Ralph Kidd
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17
1954- World’s first fully automated railroad freight yard
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16
1903- The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel opens to guests